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The book begins with a salient question. “Do you have any material images of Jesus visible in your daily life?” When he asked the question to his many friends on Facebook, he could not believe the answer. He then decided to offer a free medal of the Face of Jesus to them. Out of more than 450 friends, many of whom indicated they were Christians, only one requested a medal (included free shipping). The author was over-whelmed with sadness and disappointment. Ergo, the book. The book centers on the face of God and why as Scripture directs us to “seek His face” to “shine on us.” ...

Here are the many actual messages the Virgin Mary has given the world at fifteen different apparition sites plus inner locutions from her received by famous saints. Mary challenges us to “clean up our act” or face imminent chastisement described at Kibeho, Garabandal, Akita and most recently at Civitavecchia and other locations. The author also presents a whole host of inspirational quotes from saintly people praising Mary in relation to her specific messages. Our Blessed Mother in the book presents the same basic message over and over again calling us to prayer, works, and sacrifice in...

Does an angel named Phanuel really exist? If so, is he the one who wrestled with Jacob, God’s chosen leader of the Israelites? What is his special role in repentance in today’s world? Was he the Angel of Peace at Fatima?The author starts out on a venture by examining ancient texts to build a case for a little known and very mysterious angel. His search led to some unexpected surprises. He now believes the angel ‘s name is directly linked to special devotions to the face of Jesus that are growing in popularity among Christians today. One of the devotions is directly connected to the ...

Do you believe everybody has a guardian angel? The author contends that everybody does. We have a guardian angel that is invisibly present at every moment of our life and stands ready at our side to guide us, defend us from physical and spiritual harm, and lead us on the path to eternal life. Hebrews 13:2 says, “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have entertained angels without knowing it.” The book tells the reader instead of being a stranger to angels, befriend your guardian angel who is a faithful companion, teacher, can be your best friend and is, most of all...

Most people familiar with the Rosary are not aware of the specific “promises” the Blessed Virgin Mary told saints about the Rosary’s power as a safeguard against evil. This book contains inspiring experiences from ordinary people and from a select family about how the Rosary has affected their lives being brought up saying a family rosary together. The book also includes an in-depth view of what Mary has told the visionaries about the distinct power of the Rosary at six different apparition sites, its powers as told by special people including Immaculee Ilibagiza, Father Patrick ...

The book will challenge you to know about what Jesus suffered and offered up for us than ever before. It will make Lent more alive and relevant by examining His many wounds-more than we ever think and feel about. “By His Wounds We Are Healed”!The author clearly connects the prophecies about the Passion and Crucifixion with the evidence of fulfillment from three famous relics: the Shroud of Turin, Sudarium of Oviedo and the Veil of Veronica legend. A famous Catholic mystic identifies, for the first time, the name of the real person who wiped Jesus’ face on his Way to the Cross. Two ...

Like the Seraphim and the Cherubim, the Thrones are at the highest rank in the hierarchy of angels according to Christian writers. Why do you want to know about Throne Angels? Because they are intricately connected to repentance- yours and mine. The book delves into the bible, the Book of Enoch, the Shepherd of Hermas, and other Christian writings to explain why the Thrones are not only recognized in Colossians 1:16 but are also known as the Ophanim or “wheels” in Ezekiel and Daniel’s visions and their assigned relationship to God’s throne as God bearers. We learn visitors from the ...

Of the 7 seven deadly sins, the author contends “Lust” is, in today’s world, the most destructive one of them all. He cites the enormous number of women and children that are sexually violated every day by rape, domestic abuse, incest, child prostitution, child trafficking and child pornography. However, it appears most people are desensitized to the sin of lust; they do not see its devastating effects even when it creeps into their own lives. Lust is a subtle and insidious sin because an idolatry of sexual pleasure permeates our world throughout all aspects of life today in fashions,...

Do you pray? How often? Pew Research Center’s 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study reported that 55% of Americans engage in daily prayer. A 2011 U.S. News and Beliefnet internet site found 64 % of the respondents stated they pray more than once a day. Muslims pray five times a day. The early Judeo-Christian tradition held that followers should pray three times a day. Daniel prayed three times a day in the Old Testament and 3:00 pm was a specific time of prayer in the New Testament. Three o’clock was the time Jesus took his last breath completing his ultimate sacrifice for our salvation. ...

Many writers still decry the fact that the Holy Spirit is neglected and ignored in sermons, homilies, theological study and in people’s lives. He has been described as the “forgotten God”, the Cinderella in the Trinity even though he is totally equal in power, majesty and possesses the same divine attributes with God the Father and God the Son. The author depends on many biblical descriptions, theological resources, specific prayers and his own personal relationship with the Holy Spirit to lead the reader to a deeper understanding of what the Holy Spirit brings into our lives. The ...

Mary’s most familiar and celebrated qualities are her meekness, mildness, profound humility, and purity. She is described as amiable and known as the Mystic Rose. She has other great qualities which are seldom recognized. As Queen of Heaven and Earth she is powerful and battles with Satan over our souls. The author takes up Bishop Barron’s salute to Mary as a “Warrior Queen.” She is the woman in Genesis 3:15 who crushes the serpent’s head and the Queen with twelve stars on her crown in Revelation 12 who battles with the red dragon. The book highlights the marvelous and powerful ...

UFOs are a major topic in the world today. Are they real or not? The United States government admits UAPs, as they refer to them, are a definite concern as a recent report to Congress indicated. Could hostile countries like China and Russia have developed aerial technology so advanced America is unaware of? Luis Elizondo, former head of the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, has made it clear he believes the UFOs are not from any nations including our own due to the unbelievable aeronautical things they can do. This leads to the inevitable question, "Are they ...

The author is very frustrated. He has this strong belief that there are powerful graces that flow from the Holy Face of Jesus, but he cannot get other people to believe him even his many “friends” on Facebook. He cites what Jesus himself told saintly people about the power of his image and reminds readers of the many passages in the Bible that direct believers “To seek the Face of God”. He maintains that a visual image and “presence” are intricately linked together. The book focuses on three famous images of Jesus: Veil of Veronica, Shroud of Turin and the Divine Mercy image. He...

Jesus teaches us how to confront temptations to sin by modeling how he responded to the temptations from Satan he experienced after fasting in the desert for forty days and during his agony in the garden. There are many lessons we can learn from these two events in Jesus’ life to help us deal with the temptations we face in our daily lives. The author focuses on the spiritual power of fasting, the presence of angels in both the desert and the garden, the question of abandonment by God the Father and Jesus’ friends, the roles of the Holy Spirit, Michael the Archangel, and the Blessed ...

None of us knows when our life will end. The author, in the “October of his years”, realizes the sand in the hourglass is running out and wonders about his life, approaching death and what to expect, if anything, after that. Remembering Karl Menninger’s book “Whatever Became of Sin?” led him to the logical question “whatever happened to hell?” Christopher Hitchens, the famous atheist said, “Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell.” Once you die, that’s it! The author expected that from Hitchens but when the Superior General of ...

Toilet-themed books can be really entertaining especially if they are knee-slapping funny. This book is just that. It is filled with humorous real-life stories of a man who must spend four hours a day sitting on a toilet whether traveling about or at home. You will laugh out loud and agree why he considers himself a “toilet expert”. Meet the “flying toilet seat”, how to deal with electric eye flushers, the times he gets caught in ladies’ restrooms, the perfect restroom at the winery at Castello Banfi–II Burgo, Italy, the Saint Bernard dog from hell, and when he got wedged ...

The author believes the immense value of the images of the Holy Face of Jesus is they make the presence of the sacred and supernatural tangible. Like icons, they provide a “window to Heaven.” They “lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God” (Henri Nouwen). They remind us of Jesus’ both human and divine nature. The icons Veronica’s Veil and the Shroud of Turin remind of Jesus’ presence in our daily lives and invite us to pray and meditate in contact with the Lord. This is the usual purpose and use for having images of Jesus in our lives, but ...

Everyone has experienced suffering in their life. Most of us would like to do our best to avoid it, control it or get rid of it. But does suffering have value other than bringing to our attention that something needs to be done about it? The book proposes that suffering can have a meaningful spiritual impact either positive or negative in our lives. The author shares his experiences with suffering and how he has grown spiritually in the process. He presents several examples and exercises that the reader can use to focus on their own spiritual growth.

God was the first to say to Moses, “The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenanceupon you and give you peace.” It is known today as Aaron’s Blessing. When we seek the face of Jesus, the son of God, he know he will be gracious to us and give us peace. What’s more, the image of his face serves as a great protection against evil when visible. It is hard to give into temptation when the face of Jesus is in your thoughts, imagination or physical sight.This book focuses on the face of Jesus as seen in the ...

This is a marvelous story about a bleeding statue and Mary’s apparitions to a pious Italian family as recently as 1995. The story of the supernatural happenings is not well known in America as all the books about it are in Italian or Spanish. Early on, the bishop of the diocese wanted the little statue destroyed thinking it was all a hoax but when the statue bled in his hands he turned from skeptic to believer. Pope John Paul II was devoted to the bleeding statue and reportedly visited the Gregori family in secret to see the statue and had the statue brought to him in the Vatican where he...